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When you hover over the green arrow the deadline date is shown.

See that in the Gantt chart a deadline is displayed as a little green arrow.

Go to Format – Insert Column and select the Deadline for the Field name, then click OK.

Method 2 - directly in the grid, by using the Deadline column

Under the Advanced tab, select a date for the Deadline field.

Go to Task – Task Information or double-click on the task to open the Task Information dialog-box.

Method 1 – by using Task Information Dialog

Note: There are two ways to set a deadline for a task. Select a task for which you want to set a deadline.Step by step on how to set a deadline for a task: If the finish date of a task passes the task deadline, a warning icon will be shown in the Indicators column. The advantage of deadlines is that they keep track of its finish date without locking the schedule. This will create a green downward arrow on the Gantt chart, that marks the deadline date. Instead, if you just need a reminder, you can use the deadline field of a task. Imposing an inflexible constraint such as Must Finish On, that sets the finish date can lock up your schedule in ways you don't want. If you want a task to start or finish on a certain date but want to retain the flexibility of the schedule, you can enter a deadline date.Ī deadline is a target date indicating when you want a task to be completed. Deadline dates are a handy way to alert you to problems in your schedule, but they are often overlooked. Since we established the list of activities involved in our project, we can set a deadline for some tasks.